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The Adequate Man is almost assuredly a boozer. Most abstainers do so because their sobriety is mandated by either higher-order preoccupations—see Chuck D, Thomas Edison, and Mister Fred Rogers—or legal/medical necessity, as with your cousin Jeff and your other two cousins Jeff. Read more...

What a lunchtime walk with Mister Rogers taught me about love, courage, integrity, and fatherhood. —- We stepped outside the studios of WQED into the warm sunshine. Fred Rogers—wearing a navy blazer, bow tie, and his signature blue sneakers—looked...Show More Summary

It seems rather fitting that the birthday of the late Fred McFeely Rogers (1928-2003) - the renowned, award-winning creator and host of the creative children's television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - falls on the first day of...Show More Summary

Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won't you be my neighbor?
Fred Rogers, the star of the classic PBS show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," would've turned 87-years-old on March 20.
When you think of Mr. Rogers you likely think of either his miniature town or his cardigans. Show More Summary

Mister Rogers can still make us feel better.
On the 12th anniversary of Fred Rogers' death Friday, the Fred Rogers Company posted a poignant video message from the "Mister Roger's Neighborhood" host.
In the clip, Rogers sits at a piano and addresses all of his neighbors, young and old. Show More Summary

Just a few months before his death in 2003, the wonderfully eloquent Fred Rogers recorded a message to all of the children, most of whom are now adults, who grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in its original form. The message that he conveys is kind, loving, proud and poignant all at the same time, […]

Fred Rogers helped generations of children grow up into healthy adults. He told us all that he loved us just the way we were and he made the world a better place by being just the person that he was. Shortly before he died 12 years ago, he recorded a brief video message to the adults whom he nurtured through his television work. Show More Summary

Fred Rogers is part of the childhood memories of many who came of age in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. His show Mister Rogers Neighborhood was a staple on PBS and showed Rogers to be a gentle and warm figure. On Friday, February 27th,Show More Summary

Mister Rogers taught us about kindness, imagination, wonder, and countless other life lessons. Above all else, he emphasized the importance of love—loving ourselves and loving others. Here are 10 quotes about love from our favorite neighbor,...Show More Summary

Fred Rogers recorded a message for those who grew up watching "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" a few months before he died. Continue reading ?
The post Watch Mister Rogers’ heart-warming message to his grownup fans appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

Three people were shot while shopping at Monroeville Mall, Saturday night. Police responded to gunshots at Monroeville Mall at approximately 8:30 p.m. The shooting occurred just outside Macy’s near the Mister Rogers Neighborhood play area. Show More Summary

The Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has recreated the set of the classic American children’s television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which had been produced in Pittsburgh throughout the entirety of the series. Featuring select artifacts from the popular children’s show, the new display marks the first time these items are on long-term view. Highlights […]

The Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has recreated the set of the classic American children’s television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which had been produced in Pittsburgh throughout the entirety of the series. Featuring select artifacts from the popular children’s show, the new display marks the first time these items are on long-term view. Highlights […]

The Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has recreated the set of the classic American children’s television show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which had been produced in Pittsburgh throughout the entirety of the series. Featuring select artifacts from the popular children’s show, the new display marks the first time these items are on long-term view. Highlights […]

For more than three decades, Fred Rogers was our neighbor. Through his television programs, he was a special friend who helped children grow up healthy. If you were a child during his era, you got to visit his neighborhood through the screen. Show More Summary

Fred Rogers was not a Navy Seal sniper with thirty confirmed kills during the Vietnam War. Nor was he a Marine who hid his death-dealing skills by presenting himself as a kind and gentle soul. Although it's easy to find these claimsShow More Summary

Michael G. Long remarks that when he mentions he’s working on a book about Fred Rogers, of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood fame, it’s not uncommon for him to be asked about the not-so-macho Rogers’ sexuality. Noting that he had gay friends and people he knew to be gay appeared on his show, Long emphasizes there’s no […]

Mister Rogers biographer Michael G. Long really doesn’t like being asked if the beloved TV personality was gay, and by the looks of his recent article ‘Wasn’t he gay?’, he must get asked a lot. Long breaks down why people question Fred Rogers’ sexuality — he was the opposite of “machismo,” a “model of male softness and sensitivity.” […]

Ira Glass, famous voice of This American Life, sent the summer news cycle aflutter when he tweeted that "Shakespeare sucks." "It's as if Mister Rogers has tweeted, 'Kermit's an asshole," he told Jimmy Fallon of the ensuing think pieces and tweetstorms on the Tonight Show. Read more...